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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Warmest wishes for the festive season

Seriously, you have to be kidding me. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and we've got a list as long as Dan Pleasac's arm of things to do. (Hosting Mrs. Tao's family in two days a house still filled with packing boxes is enough to send the blood pressure into the stratosphere.)

And since we've neglected our Christmas card duties for yet another year, it looks like everyone is going to have to settle for a heartfelt blog post. (Or as heartfelt as yours truly can get.)

The past six months have whooshed by furiously, but we're relieved to know that we have much to look forward to in the New Year. Change is in the offing for us Blue Jays fans, but then again, it always is. Change is a good thing, and as we approach the end of the decade, it's time to look ahead and relish the possibilities that await us in the years to come.

Until we meet again, we hope you all take some time to relax and reconnect with your family and friends. Enjoy your holiday season, and remember to take a moment to share with those who are less fortunate.

Wishing you all the best for the holidays,

tao

The Tao's favorite song of the season - Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasThere seems to be no end to the holiday songs that we've heard blasting out from every speaker in every shop and store over the past few weeks. There are songs of bombast and of trifectas of kings and of sleigh bells ring-a-ding-dinging, but for our money, there's no carol that can top the simple and essential message of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Because in the end, this season is really about appreciating the moments with your family and friends.

This particular rendition of the song was on the John Denver and Muppets Christmas album, which was a staple around my house as a kid. Somehow, hearing Rowlf the Dog sing "let your heart be light" gives us a more profound sense of the season than anything else that we can think of. Enjoy.

17 comments:

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Thanks for the holiday wishes Tao. I'm a long time Blue Jays fan born and raised in southern California (long story). I don't post very often but I do enjoy the work you and some of the other regular contributors post here. As you can imagine, Blue Jays news is a bit slow around here (unless of course a certain pitcher was rumored to be headed to the Angels - would have been nice to see him out here but I like the direction the Jays took with the Phillies).

Merry Christmas, Tao, Ack and the regulars. Love reading this blog. It's become one of my daily stops.

You two asking for a guest blog post from me and making me feel all warm and fuzzy, but I guarantee that I would fail to meet your expectations. I'm the nosy neighbour archetype who pops in for minute and maybe gets the odd laugh. Try to build the show around me and you end up with Hello, Larry.

So unless you're keen to read a piece on why Tom Henke was much cooler than Duane Ward, best to leave the posting to my betters.